The Sun. — London, England, 1818-10-14 00:00:00

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Etuss il° 15111 at di. !bog' to osa nd 14 ' it polg,c` j ifor e t° Cr par C f r()PI IS' l : 0115. t ba rit , tb Sr° coil , been olo cll J sn'l . r e' sit itlt : ooel or 4oce° e e s : li kti; til er° es efi 11$ci' de 1 co cci Jil l ' 91 wages as the masters have thought it reason- Ol e t o allow, W e can vouch for these f acts , and. therefore, earnestly entreat the Public not to Pm Roy confidence in the contrary reports which issue every day from Jacobin Scribblers who feast I 'Poo public discontent, and are incessant in their endeavours to overthrow the Government of the CuuntrY.---But though matters are now in SO pro mising a train, yet as the vigilance and wisdom of G" er nment, a n d t h e f i rmness and spirit, as we l l Moderation of the Magistracy, have not been found sufficient to quell these disorders, and as it has been found too that THE LAw does not afford an adequate power for suppressing them, we trust that, on the Meeting of Parliament, some 14.egislative measure will be devised for effectually 'betting the evil, or preventing its recurrence. OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.—(Corn.) e •r t TO MESSRS. A. B. AND Co. " • --"EN,--The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Li r)? having had under consideration the Memorial signed 7..)?°tlreelves and others, complaining of the vexatious opera- Ict . " l of the 7th Clause of the Act of last Session, cap. 65, 1 r 4 it in co mmand to acquaint you that my Lords, under the Instances stated in your Memorial, have been pleased to log s t h fore C o mmissioners of Excise to suspend any proceed pe-is nf otaing the observance of the said Clause, by any (Ins other th an persons engaged or concerned in the ma- Zelnottire of Verjnice, Vinegar, or Acetous Acid, or dealing %oft, in; and lain to request you will communicate the above :nati on to the several persons who signed the said 464 .-4 aln, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant, (Signd) GEO. HARRISON. Chambers Oct.. e 6. k ~i~, o, 4 ,.. - ,' kit?. 13 . —Arrived and sailed for th e Ri ver , t h e 'rth Bell, from Demerara; Daphne, Appleby, from Cal entta; Brothers, Fulbestes, from Greenock. thlie°,,Ri,l"°"ll, Ocr. 13 .—Remain, his Majesty's ships el, - - '4., Prartaa';iphigenia, Phaeton, Satellite, and Rosario . ; de e Stlr ri, for New South Wales; Lord Suffield and 'lron th:Zi) fo ps' In dia; and many others, outward-bound.= -Sailed Hope Rees, for Bilboa, P t . ?opt Irsl°olll, OCT. 1 2.—Put in the-Margaret, for Leghorn; tai )nth, B lYth, for Trinidad—both from London, and re illitfl:— wind-bound. A. large ship passed up Channel this eria, r , ra_ktesan-:cinf,osrupposed to be an American, with loss of main el°P,mast.—Arrived the Deux Freres, from St. Itst n , • IN! 401 ad —li kht, Ocr. 12. . --pat in several out war d-b oun d vessels alts, -.L'lrtrs . e winds • • . . . ~ le-41,1, asE ys OCT. 10.--The vessel that put into Powey --v . I-- -' adon s the Speedwell, of Sunderland, from Swansea to itab, chei te - r. tGA Tts 0et.1 3 . an te In about 20 sail of vessels for te wue . ~ Coqm_ °C T , 1 3.—Arrived last night th e Nil e , S cott, for 14 .1-44140 e. op oo litV Orl OCT. 12.—Arrived th e Lorenzo, ---, from teal,, -.rto t' ' 443 1 Maria, . Hilt , f rom Savannah; and Ainswcll, _ mitri, ti h”to Boston. ItItt" " "Av. " , OCT. 10.--The Auckland packet, Capt. ft " , Wa;:efrriv" this mornisig -with a mail and passenge i r , s , Ilkitfi th e mail 4 1 . kod the Gower packet sailed tills ve:i i ; 0... 4414 , from ti i . beret ').---P ut back the John and Ma r y, AI ; "---:vived damage to her stern.—Arrived also the Hamoa d ze ., akild the _ with stores front Plymouth for Pcntbroke Ducklar , 7 Pere., 0 b. Irle, Pr from lreland. : C t. )1 • • open, ' I with the "sail , tut --- he Mansfield packet has just arrived w... t . 91 with ,PI asseogers from Waterford ; and the Freeliug will i',"'laft"e mail ther .to on its arrival here friary? Loudon .11, 4 1 140 h - .1 n 1 ;"-- B R e in a i . t n I s u e P .lo ri and Mary , and I nion, for Y trausn . ee, Richards, for Chepsto w , and Industry 'or ' , lua diog at the Pock-yard fur W oolwich. -- • 411-:„ tr5"PAt. ----1-17---rv.—A Clergyman in the k livi,' l ll Y (4. Essex has lately resigned two valu a b le of e g ix IIO the hands of his Diocesan, the 131 i . ernir,"4,l)otsl, alleging, that he could not consci i tiih,:ustY hold them any longer, dissenting .. fr t o i n ie th,,Y rttticles contained in the Litot W.? 0t ,. . n Low l.t , ll nf England. The I3ishop, kno ‘i ai g l * taiii: h " ll the circumstances of tbe Clergym . ti le , e reduced by the loss of his livings, in l 't l'ar"ls() lttest and most friendly mariner, bef l Or o e rtiittlltl accept the resignations, etidea"l".". tot rti,, n . ve his scruples, and to prevail upon him v i ' his livings, but without effect. Vsidt3,ll""Yfhe Archduke MA X IMILTAN anti suite (4.1.(4-.leir respects to the Part , :,:c ItHGENT Ison ti,„. b e ,• U, ---• ti, e 1: fxrctichike MAXIMILIAN of Austria, , und er i,a (:,, I4vellirig names of Cou n nt ItoyELLARA,(Terie . I . II colt liAtt'rcx, Colonel Baron Wontia, Nl:jc) . l i.4I4ILINICRR, :and Laron SCHWEIGHART HAUPI.I 4 41 P ‘ i ), 4i ' (1 suitr:, were to leave the Claren d o n ,4 a 1 . 1 . 1 _ 1 1 i . s day, on a tour through Ireland, Wales, Ii„"'; !rid England. 11 4 ` itdith, Captain Duncan, with 11, atid 14asititia Captain Muirtiead, with 10 fi s h, qtr arriv e d 41.rivecl its Leith Roads, front Davi s ' „ 76 lie :;!' They left the country in about lat. ti l of August. From the favourable sta te iti,coe weather at that time, it is supposed . t h e to Procver ships would have the opportunity eel north. titl'sql."l ilustivEss Yesterday the LORD MAYOR tech r a i C "I'I of Aldermen at Guildhall.—Se , ven- Li - ora l ' Orphan Stock R 4, I. isand two hundred pounds t t 1 a wo off and annihilated, and the Chamber tesp):v4.B directed to give the usual notice to the Til e tilve parties to attend and be paid the same. %tied efultontary Precepts were ordered to be is -4,4 b °: the ensuilig Lord Mayor's Day.—Seven tert•, "of gold, weighing about 2350 ounces, ti 'vvor cln. 11 to as foreign, previous to exporta .l tt ut ""liv t . 144 IN TH E FLEET PRISON,—O n the Jury t l 'i4l l lilt !hir verdict of Wilful Murder last t ' l g. i thro a ost John Dairy, for killing James " ttuo. °(1 . tile Coroner made out the warrant of 2)„/ "toen t .i t •PI eY win ' Is, however, understood., that ecr remain in the strong room In the t/i • I "'a the. C liun i , , -, commencement of the Oldißailey b, 4 234 to ; " Will then be removed by Habeas -'44(les, I\;tvfthte, to take loia trial for the said FOR THE SUN. WAR IN CEYLON. MR. EDlTOR,—Finding that we are unhappily involved in a war with the native .Cingalese, which, if protracted, may lead to very serious consequences ; as whatever good policy there might have been in availing ourselves of the dis content of the natives at the tyranny of their late Sovereign, yet to have once taken possession of the territory, and to be afterwards compelled to abandon it, any lay the foundation of further very important consequences to our former undis puted possession of the coast. It may not,therefore, be amiss to state what, in the writer's humble opi nion,ought to have been done in the firsr instance and what may possibly still be effected by the adoption of certain measures best calculated to obtain the object in view. Before the dOminion of the interior• had been perfectly settled, it would have appeared to the writer ,altogether 'inadvisable to withdraw any • poftion of the European troops stationed there, whereas the establishment was reduced from 5 to 3000 men. If the former were a larger• force than appeared necessary for the retention of the Island, the unemploled troops might have been occupied, jointly with the natives, in cutting practicable roads through the country, clearing away the al most impenetrable jungles, and, in short, in doing whatever might tend to render (ha interior coun try more accessible to European force. As matters now stand, With a lurking enemy always harassing our troops from behind trees and bushes, which'conceal them from view, and who may, if not timely prevented, find employ ment for a larger body of men than we have to oppose to them, the sole methods to be adopted seem to be the clearing away such impediments by fire, or the more dilatory mode of Ore axe and other such like instruments, and rendering the country as open as circumstances permit, not omitting what, as stated before, ought to have been done in the first instance, the making roads practicable for artillery, wherever possession was obtained of a certain district. The next measure should be to mark all your proceedings with strict justice, not attempered by a too lenient policy ; let it be sbewn by. proper manifestoei, intelligible to the natives, that you obtained possession of that country at their own particular solicitation, to rid them of the most atrocious tyrant that ever ruled a state with despotic sway ; let those ma nifestoes contain a short narrative of the cruelty and oppression exercised by that Sovereign, and the circumstances which compelled his principal subjects to call for the British protection ; they should likewise enumerate the benefits derived from such protection, and the trouble, expence, and risks incurred by us on that account. Such manifestoes should further express your determi nation to - preserve by arms what.yott have obtain ed, and ought to keep—not only for your own benefit, but that of the country at large; they should state likewise the resolution of the Govern ment to put down the existing unprovoked rebel lion, and punish with unmitigated severity all offenders against the public peace, offering high retea►ds for the apprehension of the Chiefs, and lesser ones for every one taken in arms, dead or alive. These measures, accompanied with rewards to those Who remained in obedience to your Gover►►- metit, and assisted in discovering the traitors, would, if I ant not greatly mistaken, soon restore this beautiful and valuable Island to peace, and place us in absolute and uncontrouled possession of all its territory and all its advantaL7cs ; whereas proceeding, as by the last accounts front that country we appear to do, subjecting our troops to unmerited toils and dangers from an enemy who never appears in sight, but destroys your troops from behind bushes and jungles, in►pene trable to all hut native s , we ma y go on t or ever re infecta, and the possession of an Island calcu lated, by its soil and situation, to bring with it the greatest advantages, not only be rendered un productive, but absolutely ruinous to the mother country. Lucius. THE MARKETS, &c. CORN-EXCHANGE, OCT. 14.--The Wheat Trade was exceedingly heavy this morning, and although higher prices were asked, scarce a sale could be made, and nearly the whole of the Wheat left unsold on Monday was undisposed of at the close of this day's market. Barley was not so brisk in sale as on Monday, and that day's prices could not be obtained even for the finest qualities ; Oats are Is. per quarter lower, having had large arrivals from abroad since Monday ; in Beans and Pease there is no alteration. SHIP NEWS. HOP IN I ELLIGENCE. _ . SOUTHWARK, OCT. N.-Our trade for Pockets is tolerably steady, and though the demand is not equal to what it was a month since, it certainly is not to be complained of; but as to 13Ag3 we are at a loss to give any correct informa tion, we have scarcely any trade for them, and the people are so anxious to sell that they take any thing that is offered ; there are large growths grown about Sutton, &c. on sale at 61. and 61. G. such as were valued the early part of last week ;Jr 71. to 71. 75., we talk of 61. 15s. and 71. but we believe no such price has been realized to-day, uod the report is we are 10s. per ctvt. lower this after noon than we were on Friday for Bags. BULL-HEAD !—This celebrated warrior, Chief of the Seminoles in the lower part of East Flo rida, died about the month of June last. Four of his handsomest horses, and his favourite Negro, were burned on the occasion. PUBLIC Housas.—The chequers painted on the window-shutters or doors of ale-houses, have been supposed to indicate that formerly a game like draughts might be played there ; this is an error. The chequers were the arms of the Earl of Arundel, in whose department it was to grant the liceoses for the sale of spirituou s liquors. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANs.—Last ni;:ht the sterling old Co medy of The Provoked Husband was rePt.""ted at this Theatre. Mr. Davio nsuER, who ac gilluairctte;:h,liahni‘dsvi!''rf. astilttv, this sea son with not less succeass" well Last season in Richurd, in 4 has .4; er w , av a •e s t , l un►ed the part of Lord Townley. The pat t I egtiireg gentle manly manners and feeling, both of which he dis played in a very respectable support of the cha racter, and deservedly received much applause. — Mrs. WEST was the Lady Townley, and consider ing her merit in Tragedy, it was no slight proof of the variety of her powers, vet we must acknow ledge that the such: does not sit so easy on her as the Luskin. In the last penitent scene, which was peculiarly well supported by Mr. FtsuEß and herself, she made a strong appeal to the feelings, and excited sympatliv as ttell as approbation.— WILLIAMS io Sir Francis Iflronghead, and Cow ELL in Syaire Richard, were indifferent substi•ntes for MU NDEN and KNIGHT.—LwIy Grace had au - terestine representative in Mrs ORGEK ; and Mrs. SPARKS gave Lady Wronghead with charac tet is) IC spirit. COVENT -GARDEN.—The Spanish Barber, an old friend with a new face, was brought forward last night at this Theatre. The Public will recollect that the elder COLMAN'S translation of this piece IV HS 'very popular many years ago at the Hay market Theatre. It is now retranslated and brought forward with the music that accompanied it last season at the Italian Opera-house. But the chief attraction was Rosina, by Mrs. DIcKoNs, who recently returned from the Continent, where she was received with marked applause, and she was greeted on her appearance last night with all the characteristic warmth of a British audience.— She was so accomplished a singer before, that she hardly admitted of improvement ; and it is sufficiently complimentary to her to say that there was no abatement of her wonted excellence.— The rest of the characters had all due support from FAWCETT, JONES, PYNE, BLANCHARD, and SIMMONS, and the piece altogether was very well received. The Farce of The Miser fol lowed, and FARREN gained Hew laurels by his performance of Locep,old. The house had a crowded audience.—Some miscreants, during the bustle and confusion attending the half price visitors, raised some alarm by the cry of fire, but the apprehension soon ceased ; yet we regret to find that those miscreants were not taken into custody, and punished fur what might have produced the most dreadful consequences. MAIWATE„Ocr. 13. Mrs. WELLS SUMaELL has been performing so well at this place, that her success, and the applause which she excited, will probably en able her to find her way to the London stage again. At least it is very probable that if she were to take a theatrical ramble thr , ,ogh the king dom, the Provincial Managers, as well as herself, would benefit by the excursion. Her imitation of Mr s . SIDDONS in Jane Shore was excellent. No attempt to ridicule the great Original of course marked her performance, but it was a very successful attempt to copy her tones and ge neral expression ; and to those who never saw that great Original, the performance most have been deemed a very able and affecting repre sentation of the character. She also performed her old favourite part of Cowslip, in the afterpieCe, in which she displayed all that rustic simplicity by which she first brought it into notice. This is realty a fair tribute to her merit for talents and versatility. AIr.WARD, the celebrated Artist, is here, and by all accounts is deeply engaged in preparing his grand allegorical picture. The weather is so mild, and indeed so warm, that many of the visitors who were ready to take wing for the Metropolis, still find a pleasant perch, and delightful breezes, which tempt them to pro. long their stay till the nearer approaches of surly Winter. REGISTER OF FASHION. AftitivAt.s. Hon. Mr. and Lady Caroline Lamb, from Brocliet Hall ; Sir J ose ph an d L a d y B anks and family, at their residetwe Soho-square, from their seat, Spring Grove.. DEPARTURES. Fit . ld-Marshal Lord Beresford, on a tour; Admiral Beres ford, on a totir ; the Bishop of Hereford, from Miller's Hotel, dermyn•street, on a tear; the Earl and Countess of West meath, for the Marquis of Salisbury's scat, Hatfield. CHANGES. The Marchioness of Buckinghar at her seat, Avin;ton, Hants, front the Isle of Wight ; Paul Methuen, Esq. M. P. from Cheltanhain, for Weston, Sornersetshire. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1818. TutsDAY, OCToBER 13. Fifty Pounds, for two-yr-old colts carrying Sst. 41b. and fil lies, Bst. 21b. T.Y.C. Mr. Lak e ' s c h. f . F unny 1). of Grafton's b. f. Lot() .. Twelve Start e d. —Th e Judge placed but two. 4 to I agst Funny. Forced Handicap Stakes of lO g s each, fur three-yr-olds and pw Mr. Lakes Amalie], 4 u ards. T.Y.C. y rs , ist Mr. Payne's Rankshorough, 5 yrs, Bst. Ten started—Si x pd ft.—Th e Jud ge pl ace d but twu. to agst Arnabel-2 to 1 agst Ranksborough. Friday being the day appointed by the Charter for the election of a Mayor of Truro, the CON potation assembled for that Purpose in the Town Hall. The Meeting was attended by Lord FAL MOUTH, the Recorder, who, with his family, le turned On Saturday hit from Dorset hire to lie • gothuan ; Viscount ExmouTH, and the whole of the Corporate Body. JAMES KEMP, Esq. WaS elected Mayor. The buiness of the day passed off in the greatest harmony; and as soon as it was finished, Lord EXMOUTH returned to his Coln mand at Plymouth, and Lord FALMOUTH, With the Hon. Colonel Boscowt:N, to Tregothnan. Last week the election of Mayor for the Town and County of Haverfordwest, for the ensuing year, took place, when Dr. THOMAS, of that town, Was dilly elected, in the room of OA Rev. Dr. NASH, who filled the office during 41 u lust year. THE COLONES. NOVA SCOTIA. The SUBSTANCE of a JUDGMENT delivered in the COURT of VICE-ADNURALTY at HALIFAX, in Nova Scotia, on the 24th day of August, 1818, in the CASE of the Schooner NABBY, THOMAS STANDLEY, Master, by CROF lON UNIACKE, Esq. Judge of that Court. This vessel was seized by his Majesty's ship Saracen, Joi n t Gore, Esq. Commander, and has been brought into this Court for adjudication. An allegation has been filed, on behal► of his Ma,- jesty, containing several charges, and a claim has been made by Thomas Standley the roaster, a citizen of the United States of America, on be half of himself, Joseph Standley, and ;Initiel ilildlock, also citizens of the United States ; as the owners of this vessel. In con , idering the case which is ♦ubmitted to the Court in this allegation and claim, it will he found to rest upon two grounds, which have burn brought forward, and supported with great Icain ing and ability on the pais of the prosecution. First.-11 is contended, that this vessel having been taker► while engaged in the fishery a the _ _ coast of Nova Scotia, has violated the teat itorial tights of (rent Britain, and should therefore be condemned : and secondly,—that having enured one of the harbours of this Province without any justifiable cause, she• has infringed the laws of trade and navigation, %ehich prohibit foreignets from trading with the Colonies, and has, there fore, incurred the penalties of those laws. The Court is called upon in this case, during a period of profound peace, to enter into the con sideration of a subject which involves the inte rests of a foreign nation, and to apply, in their utmost sit ietness, those general principles of ab stract and universal law, which are appealed to in questions between contending nations. It presented to the Court in its most grand and im posing aspect, not as a collateral point, growing Out of private interests, and arising out of con siderations of municipal law, but as a direct and solemn question, in which the high and import ant tights of one nation ate to be defined and sup ported, and the claims and privileges of another to be confirmed or annihilated. The violated rights of Great Britain are'represented as seeking, in the dignity of insulted greatness, the protec tion of its sacred tribunals, and as Clailning the time of peace, front public justice, that de fence which they have ever found in war beneath the arms of their braee defendcrs. Certain acts of the citizens of the United States arc held up to the Court as the infringement of territorial rights, made under the pretext of pi ivileges become ob solete aod now unacknowledged ; and the con fiscation of property is demanded as the just and unavoidable penalty of the offence. In this view of the subject it becomes one of the highest importance,•and it will require the Most serious attention on the part of the Conti, nei!her to shrink from its dotits from: au appre hension of consequences, nor to exert its autho rity beyond its proper limits, from the influence of feelings which the subject may be supposed tt. excite. As it is the cleat only of the Court to take cognizance of all questions legally within its juris diction, and to administer the law to cooteinting parties, so it is highly improper in it to entertain and determine those whicri belong to, other nals, or which ate not within the settled limits of its own authority. The jurisdiction of the Court of Adiuiralty in foritor times '.%'ai a Stlbjvet CoilliMer.y. and many very violent and unbecoming conten tions have at diffetent periods existed, as to the nature of the subjects to which its authority ex • tended. Those discussions, which hare so re peatedly laid open the subject to the in vesti gatiou of the most able lawyers, have removed many of the errors which once prevailed, and little doubt can now he entertained as to the sub jects of its ordinary jurisdiction. It will be ue cessarv, however, for the satisfactions of those %rho have urge.: the Court to take cognizance of this subject, and to proceed to adjudication on the merits of this case, to suits tier, in the fullest manner, whether the Court of Vice -Admiralty has, within its ordinary jurisdiction, any power to proceed to the adjudicatiou of foreign vessels, charged with the violation of tetritorial rights. The Court of Admiralty takes cognizance of matters arising either within its civil or its prize jurisdicton. The Instance Court embraces all matters of a priva e nature, arising out of mari - time affairs, but does not extend to subjects which grow out of a s' ate of war, nor can it StlStat:i questions in which the political interests of Ils tions are involved. Without determining the pre else boundaries of the Instance Court,which in many cases may, even at this day, be difficult to ascertaio, as respects subjects of a private nantre, it is sutii. dent in this case to spew, that_ the subject Low sub mitted to it does not come ‘vititio its jorisdic! o By the special provisions of an Act of Parlia ment the important interests of trade and nivigation are placed width' its jurisdiction, and full power is given to confiscate the property of individuals found violating any of the positive regulations of British trade. limier those laws the interests of foreigners may be involved, and their rrop!.rt I condemned, but all such cases are confined to private interests, and the otreuces, as well .us the consequent peoallies, are expressly settlud and defined by those very laws with the violation of which they may be charged. This vessel has been seized by one of his Majesty's ships, tinder an order from the Lords Commissioners of th e Admiralty, for fishing- within the territory of (heat Britain, and I itti not informed of ailV uiu iticil):al law which gives the Court eognizaoce of such it subject, or which could justify it in con fiscating property so employed. It bus been urged, that an order ti tun the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having been given to the Com man.ter-in•Chief of the North American Squrnl ron, to seize Rod detain all vessels found fishing within the British territory, this Court is bound to give effect to it by condemning this vessel and her appurtenances; but, however high the autho rity may be, front which such order may have emanated, and however strictly bound the Com mander-in-Chief may be to carry it itoo exe cution, this Court must wait until its powers, a 3 .-to uta~tter3 of prize, are called forth to the 1136 u-